Lesson Design 

Developing Learning Objectives - To deliver great lessons, plan great lessons.

Components of EffectiveLesson Plans - FDOE Website info on planning lessons.

Lecture Strategies to Increase Student Engagement and Comprehension

The Essential Nine - Adapted from Classroom Instruction that Works by Marzano et. al.

Questioning for Quality Thinking and Classroom Discussion

Instructional Strategies for Engaging Learners -Activating, Cognitive, and Summarizing Strategies

Differentiated Instruction - Resources for Differentiating Instruction

Motivating Students/ Student Engagement

What Do Students Say about Student Engagement?

Motivating Students to Engage in Classroom Activities

More on Motivating Students

Tools and Activities

 Interactive Notebook info and examples  - Resources and examples for Language Arts, Social Studies, Science and Math.

21 ISN  Activities

Graphic Organizers -  58 graphic organizers in PDF files.  There are multiple organizers to choose from for each of the following thinking skills: comparing and contrasting, sequencing, cause & effect, timeline, cycle, and many more.

Interactive Graphic Organizers - Includes Thinking Maps.

Rubrics for Assessment -  This website from The University of Wisconsin has rubrics for Cooperative Learning - PowerPoint Presentation – Research Process/ Report  - Oral Presentation – Video or Multimedia Project as well as information about designing rubrics, rubric templates, and a rubric generator.

TeAchnology - More rubrics

Kennasaw Ed - Still more rubrics as well as info on the advantages of using rubrics

http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/cl1/CL/default.asp - Collaborative Learning Resources and Techniques

Classroom Strategies for Increasing Comprehension - Before, during and after strategies provide students an opportunity to summarize, question, reflect, discuss, and respond to text.

Instructional Strategies for engaging Learners - Activating strategies, cognitive strategies, and summarizing strategies.

Digital Timer - for PowerPoint

Before, During and After Strategies to increase Comprehension - "Before" strategies activate students' prior knowledge and set a purpose for reading. "During" strategies help students make connections, monitor their understanding, generate questions, and stay focused. "After" strategies provide students an opportunity to summarize, question, reflect, discuss, and respond to text.

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/ - View the front pages of Newspapres from all over the US and around the world.  This is a great tool for Social Studies, Reading, Language Arts, and Foreign Language classes.

Homework Help

HippoCampus - Math, Science, and Social Studies

KHANACADAMY - Math, Science, History & more

Free Math Help - Online math help.

Purple Math - Algebra Help

Bright Storm - Math, Science and Test Prep

Study Blue - Free on line digital study tools

Study Skills

UCF Study Skills Site - Student Academic Resource Center

Study Guides and Strategies - Many study resources for students